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FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 file photo, Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, head for Lebanon's Maronite church, waves during a visit to the Chouf Mountains. Last week, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of 90-year-old Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, who had asked to be relieved of his post because of his age. Lebanese bishops will meet this month to elect a new spiritual head for Lebanon's Maronite church, the largest Catholic church in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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